The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
An independent, non-profit organisation – part of a growing international movement challenging the economic orthodoxy of the last five decades
“Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error,” said the Roman philosopher Cicero. Now that we know how inequality harms the health of societies, individuals, and …
Why fixing poverty and inequality does not depend on a benevolent global wealthy elite Read More‘How we treat our old people is a crucial test of our national quality. A nation that lacks gratitude to those who have honestly worked for her in the past …
Governments should be judged by the way they treat their elders not whether they balanced their accounts Read MoreOn Wednesday 16 January an unusual event occurred. FTAlphaville, a news and commentary service for financial market professionals provided by the Financial Times, published an article by Brendan Greeley entitled …
The day MMT officially went mainstream? Read MoreAt the end of 2018 the economic wizard, George Osborne, entertained the public, yet again, with the claim that at the time of the general election in 2010 the country …
New Year….same old economic orthodoxy Read MoreFuad Alakbarov (Azerbaijani-Scottish human rights activist, political commentator and humanitarian.) In the week before Christmas, the Secretary of State for housing claimed that the sky rocketing levels of homelessness …
“Austerity is theft, the greatest transfer of wealth from poor to the rich since the enclosures.” Read MoreThis week GIMMS extends a very warm welcome to Phil Armstrong, our guest MMT Lens author. GIMMS published his paper “Modern Monetary Theory and a Heterodox Alternative Paradigm” earlier this week …
Where does the Magic Money Tree Grow? Read MoreIn an age of endless consumption which keeps the economic wheels turning it is no surprise that our leaders have failed dismally to address adequately the very real and long-term …
Post-Growth and MMT Read MoreSocial care is in a state of collapse. Despite an additional £2bn of government funding, cash strapped local authorities have been unable to afford the fees charged by private care …
Social Care and how we can pay for it Read MoreIn the news this week… The Daily Mail launches its campaign to create an army of NHS volunteers with the aim of freeing up more time for frontline staff to …
The Big Society and the NHS Read MoreAnd in the news this week… Education…education…education. Last week the Public Accounts Committee published its findings on the sale of the student loan book. The government was criticised …
Education…education…education Read More